US forces down two Iranian drones after IRGC claims attack on Bahrain radar
The United States intercepted two Iranian drones over Bahrain, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted a U.S. radar at a military base in the Gulf kingdom.
The U.S. military reported that it intercepted and destroyed two Iranian drones over Bahrain, preventing any damage to U.S. facilities. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had launched six drones against a U.S. air-defence radar at the Al-Rifaa helicopter base in Bahrain, describing the strike as retaliation for "hostile US actions," according to the state-run Press TV and Fars news agency. Bahraini authorities, which host the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, urged citizens and residents to stay calm and move to the nearest safe location, but gave no further details about the incident.
Earlier, the IRGC had said it attacked a U.S. early-warning radar in Bahrain, a claim the United States denied, stating that its forces had intercepted the drones without any damage. Diplomatic efforts to resolve the broader conflict have not yet yielded a breakthrough, and both sides have largely avoided direct attacks since the war began after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28.
President Donald Trump indicated he might refrain from new attacks on Iran if no further provocations occur, while maintaining a naval blockade, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting two Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at Riyadh and three drones over Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.